Verboticism: Buyalogic

'But I've already shown you every shoe in the store...'

DEFINITION: v. To purchase a bauble, article of clothing, or major appliance, in order to alleviate anxiety or other psychological stress. Often leads to overspending. n. An item which has been purchased to fill an emotional void.

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Buyalogic

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bye a loj ick

Sentence: When Tracy needed a morale boost, she went shopping. Any bargain she got was deemed buyalogic, as she could justify her need for the item. She needed these boosts quite often and ended up with closetfuls of clothes, shoes and accessories which had cheered her up at one time or another. Every 6 months, the Good Will people got bags of barely worn clothes from Tracy to fill the buyalogic needs of their clients. She believed in paying it forward...

Etymology: Buy (Purchase; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction) & Logic (Thought process;reasoned judgment) and play on Biologic ( pertaining to biology or to life and living things)

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